Student case study dakar, senegal

Dakar / Senegal a Case Study of Climate Change Vulnerability

Omari Washington, Andreas Theodoridis & Kristin Bell

"The radical inequality of the consequences of climate change takes material form in the increasing frequency or exacerbation of natural events - such as floods or tornadoes - which are in principle familiar natural occurrences and are not self evidently the product of societal decisions. The expression 'force of nature' takes on a new meaning: the natural law evidence of 'natural' catastrophes produces a naturalization of social relations of inequality and power." - Ulrich Beck, Remapping social inequalities in an age of climate change: for a cosmopolitan renewal of sociology Omari Washington, Andreas Theodoridis & Kristin Bell

About 1.6 million people living in cities gained access to safe water. Senegal’s level of connection to urban water services is now the highest in sub-Saharan Africa. - The World Bank, Int. Development Association, 2009


In 1995, more than half of Senegal’s population lived in urban areas, primarily in the capital, Dakar. In Dakar, water shortages were chronic, leaks persistent, sanitation barely existed in poor peripheral neighborhoods, and only 58 percent of the population had access through household connections to safe, piped water. In urban areas overall, that figure was 40 percent.

Democracy in Senegal an inspiration for Africa, says UN Development Chief - July 2012


Conflicting interests & methodologies leads to vulnerability

Settlement Infill & Land use Changes

1954 1978 2003

Source: African Journal of Env. Science and Technology

Once inhabited depressions floods as rains returns. Flood zones are congruous with former marsh lakes and marshlands

source: John Scott-Railton Flickr


In Guédiawaye trash filled street exemplifies the fill material use to build up land in large swaths of Dakar's suburbs


1. At risk houses marked for demolition 2. Gov't Housing Camp

3. Plan Jaxaay Housing


Documentary Clip


http://vimeo.com/25949623

Dakar Rally (January, 13, 2013) A victim of flooding......................in Argentina!


http://lotusguide.com/directory/article/garbage-warrior-interview.html http://beachpackagingdesign.typepad.com/boxvox/2009/02/8-can-houses.html


Revised ways of Garbage pilling Michael Reynolds "the Garbage Warrior"

• What insight does displacement in Dakar provide for NYC in light of Superstorm Sandy?

• What role can urban agriculture and other green infrastructure projects play in addressing flooding?

• How can working within framework of existing resource limitations foster ingenuity and creative adaptations?

Questions for Further Research


http://www.irinnews.org : Senegal : Utipian Plan Belies Dismal Reality for Flood Victims http://www.ignfi.fr : Interview with Alpha SIDIBE, in charge of the Fight against Flooding and Slums

division of the Plan Jaxaay in Senegal http://www.seneweb.com : Attribution des logements du Plan Jaxaay : L’envol des complaintes http://www.worldbank.org/ida http://eau-vive.org/english-version.html# http://sertit.u-strasbg.fr/SITE_RMS/2005/10_senegal_2005/images/carte_localisation.jpg http://www.rnw.nl/africa/bulletin/flood-weary-suburb-seeks-change-senegal http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=19080 http://www.smh.com.au/sport/motorsport/deluge-swamps-dakar-rally-hopefuls-20130113-2cn9f.html http://fr.starafrica.com/actualites/senegals-sall-goes-home-to-tackle-flood-249807.html http://www.madeleinebair.com/dakar/index.php?showimage=1 http://africareportingproject.org/2010/04/05/the-last-farmers-of-dakar/

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